St. Petersburg Man Accused of Possessing Child Pornography

The arrest came after a five-month long investigation, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.

PINELLAS COUNTY – A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday (Jan. 11) in connection with allegations that he possessed child pornography, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lester Schwark, 64, was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography.

Deputies said their investigation began in August after they received a tip that Schwark possessed child pornography. Deputies said they recovered numerous images depicting child pornography from Schwark’s cell phone.